Insole.



O. P. FOGELSONG.

INSOLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.11, 1907.

' Patented Dec.14 ,'1909.

WITNESEES.

TTRNEYE oLoE FRED FoGELsoNe, or czeirciiec.,'rnnziieols.l

Inseriti.

Speeeation of Letters Patent. Application iiiei November 11, 19o?.

resented nec. 1i, 1909. serial No. /oiio.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, OLor FRED FoGEL- soNG, a subject of the King of Sweden, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Insoles, of

which the following is a description. My invention belongs to that class' of devices known as innersoles, or insoles, and

has for its object the production of a sini cheap, durable and eilicient .insole of the kind described. It is found that an insole of this kind is particularly adapted for use in damp or wet tending` to cureor to be beneficial for one troubled with rheuinatisni or other ills caused by dampness ot' the feet.

' J To this. end my invention consists in the i ,lapping upon each other.`

novel construction,

arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the. drawings wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts; Figure l is` a partial top elevation of a simple forni of one ot' my insoles. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same taken substantially on line 2 Q ot' Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on line` 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a partial top elevation of a slightly niodil'led form of my insole. Fig. 5 a longitudinal sectional View of the same taken substantially on line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is'a transverse sectional view taken substantially on line 6-6 ofFig. 4, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional View taken substantially on line 7-7 of F ig. l showing .the method of lapping the transverse strips.

Referring-to the drawings, Fig l shows a simple forni of iiiy device, the reference characters 2 and 3 representing the bottom and top, or cover of the insole between which is arranged a plurality of thin wooden strips l preferably extending transversely across the insole with their adjacent 'edges The covering of the `insole maybe made of any suitable inaterial preferably cloth, canvas, or like inaterial. In making 'the insole, the transverse strips are arranged between the bottom 2 and cover 3 or top and the Wholev then sewed ple: I

places, or in cold weathen or stitched together as indicated'at 5. Any suitable or preferred means may be` employed to secure the parts together. i

Upon either the upper or under part of the sole may be arranged a stiffener 4 made of heavier clot-h or canvas, leather or other suitable material.

ferred way, as shown it is assembled with the other parts l, 2 and 3 and stitched together with them.

:In the modified form of insole shown'in Fig. 4, the insole is provided With a plurality of. thin longitudinally extending strips 6-6'etc., arranged between the transverse strips and one of the covers 2.

This stiffener 4 may be secured to the insole in any suitable or pre- These longitudinal strips add strength and durability to the insole servin to stillen the saine and prevent its doubling u'p. When the longitudinal Wooden strips 6-6 are used the stilfener 4 may be omitted if desired, the using of tlie same being a matter of preference.

It should be noted vthat in the preferred forms the transverse wooden strips lap upon each other sufficiently so that there are several thicknesses of Wood between the two covers of the sole asis most clearly shown in Fig. 7, the extreme thinness ofl the Wooden strips which are'substantiallynothing more avery thin insole even than shavings, givin?v several thicknesses of though made up o wood. v Y

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that. various immaterial modiications may be made inthe form, construction or design shown within the scope of the a pended claims Without departing from t e spiritot' my invention, hence I dbnot Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the e-Xact form or construction shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. An insolent' the kind described, comprising a top and a bottom forming a cover, a plurality of thin .wooden strips arranged transversely therebetween with their adjacent edges lapping upon each other, and a stiften ing ineinber arranged on the outside of the insole on one et: the facesthereot.

2. An insole of the kind described, coinprising a top nd a bottoni forming/a cover,v i InA testimony vslliereof, .I `llueve* hereunto a plurality of Wooden str1ps` arrangedtranssigned. lnyna'me in'thepresencevoftwo'subversely und longitudinally therebetween, the serblng Witnesses.

adjacent edges of said transverse stripslapv OLOF ,5 ing upon each other, a stifenng lmem-A VVltnesses: j

er arranged on the insole, and means'for CHARLES H. ABRAHAMS'ON,

securing the severalfparts together. n 'FRANS Avnj GRELL. 

